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Western Regions, Zhangye.

"General, the envoy of King Wu has entered the city."

Inside the prefect's mansion, Shi Qianli, the prefect of Houliang, was circling in the hall. He was wearing the prefect's court attire, anxiously waiting for the envoy's arrival.

"Okay, lead them to the prefect's mansion. No, I'll pick them up in person. Well, forget it, lead them over, remember, be respectful!" Shi Qianli wavered from side to side, he couldn't make up his mind, he wanted to greet him but was afraid of falling into his own hands. Majestic, sitting securely and afraid of offending the envoy.In fact, after hearing that the king of Wu sent a consolation mission all the way to the Western Regions, he felt uneasy, tossed and turned, and couldn't sleep.In particular, the conciliatory envoys have achieved outstanding results all the way, and have recruited and surrendered many grassland tribes and small country leaders without a single soldier.

Shi Qianli was still grinding the floor tiles in the hall, and his confidants persuaded him: "General, people are coming soon, please sit down. We have the intention to contribute. His Highness King Wu is courteous and merciful, and he is generous. thing."

He was born in Shiqianlidi, and his official position in Houliang imitated and followed the Sinicization. His subordinates and staff should have called him Taishou, but the word "general" has an incomparable status in their clan, so they continued to use this old name.

Shi Qianli smiled wryly, "I can't sit still."

After the battle of Feishui that year, the north was torn apart. In just a few years, the Northern Wei Dynasty, Dai Kingdom, Houliang, Xiqin, Houyan, Nanliang, Nanyan, Xiliang... came on stage and then all left. Big power.As for the countries in the Western Regions to the west of Houliang, occupying one city and claiming the title of king and country, to the west of Yumenguan and Yangguan, Loulan, Raoqiang, Qiemo, Xiaowan, Jingjue, Ronglu, Shumi, Khotan... the north and the south Road, size 61 countries.Such a complicated situation led the people of the Central Plains to call them "Western Regions".

With such frequent changes of royal power, Yizhou, which has been developing steadily for decades, is unique and desirable.His Royal Highness Wang Xi Wang Lianhua is also a strange person, he has already occupied the seventeen prefectures of Yi, Liang, Si, Yu, Yan, Qing, Xu, Jiang, Ji, You, Ping, Bing, Yong, Liang, Qin, and Jing. However, Yizhou, the base camp, is the place of bliss that everyone yearns for, but he has been working in the position of governor for decades.If it wasn't for the fact that the imperial court saw that he was really powerful, he specially added the title of King Wu as a reward to appease him, and now he can only be called the governor!Governor of the state, so many states and counties are concentrated in one body, which state is he pastoring?

Today there are twenty prefectures in the world, King Wu has occupied seventeen prefectures, leaving only the pitiful Yangzhou to the imperial court in name, keeping Jiankang as the last dignity of the capital, and the pitiful capital of Emperor Zhou during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period Gu Yingxiang pity.And many places in Yangzhou are subject to imperial restraint or not.

Jiaozhou and Guangzhou still belong to the imperial court in name, but no one knows that Taoism is rampant there. If the officials sent by the imperial court do not believe in the five buckets of rice, their lives will be lost.Let’s not talk, let’s not talk, what kind of wild place, if there is no way out, who would go there?The Five Dou Rice Religion failed in the uprising and was crushed into a wilderness. How can there be a sign of Long Xing?

Now, King Wu's appeasement mission has further expanded its territory to the Western Regions and Northern Frontiers. Except for the Heavenly Master Dao who is stubbornly resisting in the remote places in the south, who else in the world dares to blatantly oppose it?

But King Wu has a lot of eccentricities, and there are many rumors in the world, and Shi Qianli is not sure.Some people speculated that the king of Wu did not want to be entrusted with the title because he would not be a minister of the Jin Dynasty and avoid the status of a monarch and minister; some people said that he was discouraged because he had no heirs; Buddha, no marriage and no heirs.The last theory came from Buddhism. Of course, the ignorant nonsense was immediately found out and sent to Zhanzhou. Even the current leader of Buddhism, Master Guangjian, was not rescued.

King Wu is good at everything, but he only favors the princess.Alas, the concubine is also a virtuous person who loves the people. She was so famous when she was in the boudoir. How could she not know how to give birth to a concubine for the king of Wu?However, both of them are outstanding men in this world, it is hard to know how to evaluate them.

Of course, not everyone can evaluate these two noble people.

There were too many rumors, and Shi Qianli almost bald the carpet before waiting for the envoy to arrive.

"Zhonglang general Zhang Chao has met the prefect Shi." Zhang Chao held the king's stick and knots, said military officer's court uniform, and strode into the main hall.

Shi Qianli first saluted the festival, and then he and Zhang Chao insisted on each other, "Your envoy, please sit down, your envoy has come from thousands of miles, and you have worked hard all the way. Please also have some tea."

Zhang Chao handed the comb joint to the guards around him, and raised his glass to salute.Zhang Chao drank tea calmly, savoring the green tea specially prepared for him by the Houliang prefect.In fact, it’s not delicious. Clear tea needs to be roasted with fresh and tender tea leaves. This Northland tea brick has to be boiled with milk tea, and it tastes good if you put some golden sugar cubes in it. Otherwise, the salty taste will also have a unique flavor.It's a pity that in Zhangye, both sugar and salt are precious items. Zhang Chao knew that Prefect Shi had worked so hard to find out that they drank clear tea, and it was also a gesture of goodwill, so he didn't want to be picky.

Putting down the moldy old tea, Zhang Chao smiled friendlyly at Prefect Shi.

"My king intends to do business with the countries in the Western Regions, and wants to open a stronghold in Zhangye to facilitate merchants to store goods. I also ask Prefect Shi to make it easier." Zhang Chao cut to the chase.

Shi Qianli felt a little relieved, he didn't want to blame him for the caravan being looted by sand bandits.The king of Wu attached great importance to the people under his rule. Some people were killed in Tuyuhun before, but the king of Wu sent troops from thousands of miles to conquer.There are only a few ordinary people, but the king of Wu said that "the people under his rule are all my people", insisted on fighting against powerful enemies, and sought justice for the poor people whose ancestors were poor farmers for eight generations.

This time, the caravan under King Wu was looted by the Huns. After Shi Qianli learned about it, he immediately sent troops to kill the bandits and left evidence, in order to appease King Wu's anger and prevent the whole city of Zhangye from being dragged into it.

Thoughts turned sharply, but Shi Qianli was very calm on the surface, and asked with a smile: "How much space does your local caravan need to store goods?"

"It's not big, it's not big, just divide it into one county in Shandan."

Shi Qianli could hardly hold back his expression, what a joke, there are only two counties in Zhangye, the place where the government is located is Zhangye, the name of the Xiongnu is Rile, and the other is Shandan.It was about halfway to open the mouth, clearly wanting to swallow them!Shi Qianli is not afraid of being annexed by others, he already has the intention of choosing a good leader to serve, so he can't give it for nothing!

Shi Qianli said with a smile: "His Royal Highness Wu's will should not be rejected. But Zhangye is a poor place, the sky is full of wind and sand, and sand bandits are haunting outside. Shandan is a dilapidated county, and I am afraid that it cannot take on this important task."

Zhang Chao waved his hand, "No problem! The garrison is here."

Shi Qianli was so choked that he couldn't speak. Under the reminder of his staff, Shi Qianli barely maintained his demeanor, saying that he had to think about it, and asked the envoy to rest first.

"General, you can't put on airs anymore, you have to take the initiative to work!" the staff comforted.

After staying in the guest house, Zhang Chao, who had always put on the majesty of the country, also withdrew his haughty face, and said to everyone: "That Shi Qianli is a member of the Houliang Queen's family. If he can be captured, the countries in the Western Regions should also look forward to it." Surrender. I became a villain, and if he still hasn’t responded after two days, Afang, you go make friends.”

"Don't worry, Zhonglang, wherever we go, all the tribes and small countries are waiting for the wind to surrender, how can anyone persist for a long time?" an official flattered.

"Shut up, as envoys, we are most afraid of arrogance and underestimation of the enemy. Is it because you and I are superior? We are just afraid of His Highness. We are here to appease, not to declare war. Don't be arrogant. The local If there is a conflict between the people and the platform, I won’t let it go if it ruins a major event.” These words were uttered by the arrogant Zhang Chao just now, the contrast is strong and full of meaning.

"Back when Lu Zhao was sent as an envoy to Beiyan, he was neglected by the Murong family. Could it be that our talents are better than the old man? It's just that the seniors endured the humiliation and worked hard, so we are proud today. Remember, We have also lived a hard life, don't forget the past once you reach the sky." Zhang Chaozhong gave a lecture to the people below, and saw that they all restrained their pride, and then waved them away.

At night, Zhang Chao, the official, naturally took a rest early, and the others were ordered to sleep and make friends, so naturally they went to drink.

Shi Qianli's confidants and staff took a long time to entertain Fang Hui, "Master Fang is young and promising, so he must be the confidant of General Zhonglang, right?"

"Hey, how do you know?"

"Today, General Zhonglang can only hand over the comb section to the adults."

"That's natural. I followed my family Zhengshi in the early years. When Yizhou Jinxing defended the city, I was a small soldier on the top of the city."

"It turns out that my lord participated in the battle of defending the city of Jinxing back then! Disrespect and disrespect!" My confidant toasted another glass of wine, his face full of admiration, "My lord, tell me about the battle of that year, whether General Zhonglang also participated in the defense of the city that year ?”

"Of course! I was only thirteen or fourteen years old at that time, and I also went to the top of the city to kill the enemy!" Fang Hui used his alcohol to talk about the past, which was his honor. "You don't know, when Princess Xi saw that my family was making the clothes thin, she wept bitterly and made a down jacket."

The staff clicked their tongues in admiration, "I've heard about Princess Xi's love for the people, but I didn't expect the familiar story to be Zhonglang Jiang."

"Hey, our Highness still loves the people like a son!"

"Lord Fang, I have admired His Royal Highness the King of Wu for a long time, and I intend to serve him, but I am really not at ease. I am a Hun!" the staff asked tentatively.

"What's wrong with the Huns? Our Highness believes in the equality of all living beings in Buddhism. Who doesn't have them in China? Di people, Qiang people, Huns, and Xianbei people. Although His Highness is a master of the Han nationality, he treats us Hu people equally. of!"

"I see that the adults have high brows and deep eyes. Could it be that he is also a barbarian?"

"Of course, my mother is Qiang, and my father is Han. I said brother, because we hit it off right away, let me tell you a secret——Our Highness said in private that people of mixed race are smarter! Hush! Don't say yes I said, I told you brother!"

"Back then when the barbarian invaded the Central Plains and massacred the Han people, did His Royal Highness King Wu not mind?"

"What year is the old Huangli? I didn't kill it. Even if there were Qiang people back then, the nobles who made trouble were killed by His Highness. What does it have to do with me, a herdsman's child?"

"What Brother Fang said is that I am a small official and lowly, so it's okay to serve, but my family's prefect is always worried!"

"What are you worrying about! There are too many Hu people in our country to be leaders. Do you know General Murida? Qiang people, General You Xiaoqi, the leader of the military officers. Murong Han, Xianbei people, or the blood of the royal family, now Su Wei The court has won the trust of His Highness. Our Highness is only talented, and never treats people as slaves. If you go to the Central Plains, let your son go to school, and when he is old, he will take the imperial examination and gain a family background based on his ability. It’s also my fault that I didn’t catch up with the good times. If I could enter the school back then, maybe I could get a Dingjiang sword and keep it as a family heirloom!” Fang Hui gulped down the Northland strong wine, and soon became drunk at the table down.

The staff sent Fang Hui back to the room, and saw Shi Qianli waiting anxiously when he came back.

"General, I've tried it out. It's true that I was drunk and uttered the truth. His Royal Highness King Wu is the most fair ruler. He doesn't distinguish between Hu and Han. He only depends on his ability. As long as he has real ability, even a surrendered general can have a place." !" The staff laughed and said, "Fang Hui said that the king of Wu believes in Buddhism and is most compassionate."

"But I heard that the King of Wu denounced a large number of Buddhists a few years ago, forced them to return to vulgarity and refused to listen, and directly dragged them into corvee labor to do coolies, and many of them died."

"General, the Buddhist school still has Glaring King Kong! Those fake monks don't do production, occupy farmland as temple fields, and call slaves and maidservants. They are not monks. The monks in the Central Plains are different from the monks here. They are like Master Guangjian. An eminent monk, abiding by the five precepts is a virtue. Even the Buddha would not need the gold, silver, silk and satin of the world, and the collected money can only be enjoyed by fake monks, and it is not wrong to be dragged to do coolies."

Shi Qianli sighed quietly, "His Royal Highness King Wu is good in everything, but it is worrying to have no heirs."

"Don't worry, general. I heard from them that they have already discussed the establishment of a son before the mission. Although the king of Wu has no parents, he has adopted several children over the years, both Han and Hu people, and he is treated as a serious heir."

"Then let's have a look again. In this troubled world, if you can serve a just, strict, magnanimous and merciful Lord, who would not want to?"

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Chengdu Prefecture.

Above the main hall, Wang Lianhua is announcing: "Wang Feng, the eldest son of the orphan, has repeatedly accomplished meritorious deeds, God's will belongs, he should be the son of the world."

The hall was silent, and no one expected that King Wu would really announce the choice of his son in court.Although the King of Wu had no heirs these years, there was a court lady in the palace two years ago to test him, and the King of Wu responded. Although the court lady was killed, the person behind it was demoted to a faraway place.But normal people, who wouldn't want to have their own blood?

Everyone remembered that back then in this hall, King Wu beheaded 11 people and said: "If it is not from the concubine, how can it be regarded as an orphan's blood!"

Everyone was stunned, but Wang Feng reacted quickly, and immediately went out to bow down: "My son is dull and shallow, I dare not take on this important task, please think twice."

"You are the eldest son, with military exploits and prestige, how can you not be the one? Get up!" Even if he became the overlord of one side and talked on weekdays, Wang Lianhua did not have the temperament of a person who cares about others.

Standing in the court hall, the eyes of everyone began to glance at a few people, silently, thinking that there was no trace.

King Wu has no son, this is a great opportunity, and countless people secretly work hard for it.

For example, Yang Jing, the second son of Yangzhi, the governor of Youzhou, the son of a talented woman Xi Daomao, and the half-brother of Princess Wu.Born in the Taishan Yang family, her grandmother is the princess of Nanjun, and she also has the blood of the Sima family.Isn't he a good candidate to establish such an heir who takes care of the family, wife's family and the former royal family?

For example, Wang Zhenzhi, the most outstanding young man in the Wang family of this generation.King Wu was born in the Langya Wang clan of a high family, and he has no heirs. Isn't it right to choose a successor from the clan?That is to say, King Wu was so strong that the Wang clan had to compromise.It can be seen that the Wang family also occupies a place in the court now, and the King of Wu is not completely defensive against the clan.

Even Xie Daoyun, the waiter, praised this Wang Zhenzhi.Xie Daoyun Xie Shizhong took charge of the internal affairs of the palace, commanded secrets, and served as a military counselor. He had a huge influence on Wu Wang and Wu Wangfei. She looked good-looking, why didn't she get selected?

Another example is Xi Dazu of the Xi family. At the time when King Wu made his fortune, he received a lot of support from Princess Wu.

These people turned thousands of times in their hearts, and then looked at the people who had official father-son status with King Wu.These people are obviously not as important as the three people listed earlier.Apart from fame, what advantages do they have?

These fools don't understand, they don't even have a title, isn't that enough to explain the problem?

Having said that, fame is the biggest advantage, didn't you hear what King Wu said just now?Wang Feng was established as the eldest son because he was the eldest son.Look at the situation in the world today, today is the prince, tomorrow is the crown prince, and the day after tomorrow he should be the son of heaven!

Why is Wang Feng?Just because his parents died?

Wang Feng himself couldn't figure it out. He knew his own life experience when he was about ten years old.Di Yizhuo was tabooed by his father, Xi Qubing was tabooed by his mother, and his biological mother was a concubine's maid, who was adopted as a righteous sister by his concubine and married.Later, his father died in battle, and his mother died in fear of dystocia, and passed away without saying a word.Immediately following his uncle Di Yiyou also died in battle, leaving only one cousin waiting to be fed.The grandfather was unable to raise two babies, and was busy with official duties, so unfortunately he died.

The mother and concubine felt sorry for their brothers, so they were brought up by their side. In order to prevent the Di family from becoming extinct, the cousin was left to inherit the title of grandfather.As for himself, an unknown person who punished his six relatives, not only did his father, queen, mother and concubine not dislike him, but instead gave him a name, raised him, and now they want to make him his heir.Wang Feng himself had mixed feelings in his heart, and thousands of feelings came to his heart, and he was choked up and unable to speak.

Wang Feng prostrated himself on the ground and refused to get up, his shoulders trembled from crying, he couldn't help himself, when he calmed down a bit, he refused again and again, self-effacing is not a big responsibility.

But how could Wang Lianhua change what she said, and directly ordered Yousi to prepare the ceremony for the establishment of the son. In the future, Wang Feng will be the successor of King Wu.

The other adopted children didn't have much opinion. The ones who could be adopted were those whose clans were unable to support them. Most of them were war orphans, and most of them were political factors.

Due to his health, Thun could not afford to bear the hardships of bearing children, and the two had never had children.Naturally, those conspiracies and schemes have never succeeded in Wang Lianhua's body. The two of them don't care about having children, but Wang Lianhua has already laid down such a huge career, so there must be no one to inherit it.

The children adopted by the two include Han people and Hu people. Starting from the first family, they set an example for national integration.Only when the blood is connected is the beginning of fusion.Nowadays people are not picky about Hu Han when they get married, they are the ones who made a good start.Literati also love to write poems and essays praising the Xianbei daughter adopted by Thun, whose green eyes are like a lake, which is fascinating.

No matter why Wang Feng won, he already won anyway.These old foxes in the court can't fight against the mighty King Wu, but they can fight against the immature Wang Feng.He doesn't have a princess yet, does he?

After the colleagues of several aristocratic families went down to the Yamen, they met for a drink and discussed together the matter of choosing a concubine for the prince.

"The son has been fighting outside all year round, so it's time to establish a concubine to extend his heirs."

"Naturally, important matters of human relations should not be ignored. From my point of view, the ladies of all families should be the daughters of famous families."

"Exactly. In a country...cough cough, the concubine needs to be virtuous and virtuous in order to be able to take on the great responsibility." The person who said the wrong thing coughed twice, he was really old, and he accidentally told the truth.

These old fellows were discussing how to let the old wife in the family bring the outstanding girls from the family, clan, and in-laws into the palace to greet Concubine Wu, guessed Concubine Wu's temperament, and figured out what kind of daughter-in-law she would like.

The reason why everyone is so active is that they can't influence the current monarch, so they can change the next generation of monarch.Now Wu Wang is too inclined to the humble family, and the family has suffered an unprecedented blow.Under King Wu's rule, the imperial examination system was gradually implemented, and countless poor families robbed them of their resources, and even the uneducated Hu people came in tragically.Hmph, is this the end of the bloody revenge of the Hu people who slaughtered the Han people?

Those not spineless masters actually selected their own children to participate in the imperial examination, and they were willing to degenerate!

The king of Wu did not choose a man born in a high family as his adopted son, which has already made them desperate.Now is the time to choose a noble lady to influence the future emperor.

The adults of the noble family want to be the father-in-law of the son, and the nobles are not far behind.

"Why do we give way to those sons who can reincarnate the achievements we have made with swords and swords?"

"That's right! The concubine doesn't like twitchy women. The daughter of our family is the most generous. She understands poetry and books, is good at martial arts, and has the most words to talk to the son of the war."

"Who says it's not? Our girl is healthy and fertile..."

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by several people coughing repeatedly. Really, why are there so many people who can't speak today!

Nowadays, everyone recognizes that the fault should be Princess Wu, but whoever made King Wu and Princess Wu have a deep love has already declared that there will be no two colors in this life.

It's just that people in the world today can't justly accuse Princess Wu. The princess has brought a lot of changes to everyone's life, and there are shadows of the princess in everything.

In the north of the city, Miss Ye's face was full of frost, looking at the luck of the wooden door that kept shaking.Mother Ye rushed over and comforted her: "Don't be angry, your second uncle will come to make troubles from time to time, don't dare to overdo it. We are on the territory of His Royal Highness Wu, and my mother has set up a female household, and the property is protected by the government. .Aniang will give you everything left behind by your father!"

Lady Ye's face warmed up slightly, and she also comforted her mother: "Mother, don't worry, I am a palace official, and now I am gradually talking to the princess. After I pass the county magistrate exam, I will be a parent officer, and see the second uncle. Do you still dare to come to my door to act wildly?"

"Good girl, if you have ambition, that's what you should do! Your father is such an ambitious person! When I was punting at the Jinxing Wharf, a fisherman who had nothing, met your father. He was already a millionaire at the time. I improved my literacy on the bow of the boat, and that's why I fell in love with me. Good girl, I have jumped from a fisherman's girl who can only eat to a rich lady in gold and silver, all because I can read. Don't listen to those foolish people Nonsense, work hard in the palace, don't think about marrying a man. How many good people are there in the world like your father?" Ye Mu earnestly taught: "I don't ask you to gallop on the battlefield like General Zheng, and I don't ask you Like Xie Shizhong, who is famous all over the world, as a petty official, his wife is just plain."

"Mum, don't worry, my daughter will work hard."

"Well, my mother won't force you. If you can do it, do it well and strive to become a parent official. If you can't do it well, you can follow the steps, and you can always serve in the palace. My mother won't urge you to get married. If you can't meet you For a good man like father, you can adopt a few children like His Highness." Mother Ye patted her daughter's clothes, talked to her, and sent her out.

Lady Ye walked into the palace and saw that everyone was beaming and happier than before, so she couldn't help asking curiously.The colleague told her: "After the establishment of the crown prince, there is another big happy event. The conciliatory mission to the Western Regions is back!"

"This is really double happiness!" Officer Ye laughed.

"Yeah. There might be another bonus this month, I can't wait!"

Miss Officer Ye was happy, it was a trivial matter if she got a bonus or not, since she became a female officer, her family was not short of money.Just looking at the days getting better day by day, who is not happy about these promising days.

Today happened to be the turn of Lady Ye on duty in the palace, and she heard the two highnesses talking about revising the names of counties.

"Langya was still written in the document from the Linyi County Sheriff's News yesterday, so I should send it back to him and rewrite it."

"Would there still be such mistakes in the documents of the dignified sheriff, but is it so tolerant to just send them back?"

"Take your time. Give him a chance. If he commits the crime again, he will be dealt with together."

"That's good. In today's world, there is only Linyi, and there is no Langya. Naturally, there will be no Langya Wang family."

Miss Ye listened to the scolding, and wondered in her heart, could this name change still have the effect of restraining powerful families from all over the world?At the beginning, no one thought that His Highness changed the name because of his great victory in Yishui.Your Highness can really kill multiple birds with one stone, with far-reaching plans.

Lady Ye was thinking, when she suddenly heard her boss ask her to send the documents to the prince on behalf of the prince.Lady Ye led the people to quickly deliver a stack of documents to the crown prince, and repeated the prince's instructions cleverly. During this period, unlike some unsteady ladies who peeked at the crown prince, she spoke and acted with a crisp and neat posture.

Wang Feng had an influence on this female officer Ye, and thought to himself, she is really heroic.